Can his doc re-think the diagnosis and focus on the ulcer alone and not the PN. Drugs, medical procedure, tests, etc are many times tied to a diagnostic code. If Alan had a chronic foot ulcer in which he could not have surgery what would his doctor prescribe. I guess I'm asking if there are other reasons that insurance will cover orthotics when it's not related to diabetic PN; and does it apply to Alan?

Just a thought.

Marlene

Marlene:

Under medicare guidelines, the only time you can get shoes or orthotics is if you have DIABETES, a DIABETIC DISEASE, or if you need a shoe attached to a brace (you then, DO NOT HAVE TO BE A DIABETIC,), but you need to have something like MS, or Charcot, or something in that your disability requires you to wear a shoe that is attached to a brace.

Since Alan's shoe is NOT attached to a brace, he is not qualified. This was said during the telephone hearing also.

So he doesn't qualify. I will look into the media thing. (I have had two articles published in VOICE OF THE PEOPLE in the New York Daily News).

I'll give this another try. Then I'll contact the political offices, and if I need assistance, I'll ask Glenn

I'll mow them down!!!!

lol

Long Live Free Speech

And FOOEY to Judges who don't have compassion. I wonder how he would feel if his mom or dad got neuropathy, and god forbid they weren't a diabetic.

Will update

Melody